diff --git a/package/shairport-sync/Config.in b/package/shairport-sync/Config.in
index 085a9ec77d..87f38a940d 100644
--- a/package/shairport-sync/Config.in
+++ b/package/shairport-sync/Config.in
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC_CONVOLUTION
+	bool "convolution support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSNDFILE
+	help
+	  Enable audio DSP convolution support.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC_LIBSOXR
 	bool "libsoxr support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOXR
diff --git a/package/shairport-sync/shairport-sync.mk b/package/shairport-sync/shairport-sync.mk
index 3d9e909879..1ca56e9f0a 100644
--- a/package/shairport-sync/shairport-sync.mk
+++ b/package/shairport-sync/shairport-sync.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ SHAIRPORT_SYNC_CONF_LIBS += -lz
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC_CONVOLUTION),y)
+SHAIRPORT_SYNC_DEPENDENCIES += libsndfile
+SHAIRPORT_SYNC_CONF_OPTS += --with-convolution
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SHAIRPORT_SYNC_LIBSOXR),y)
 SHAIRPORT_SYNC_DEPENDENCIES += libsoxr
 SHAIRPORT_SYNC_CONF_OPTS += --with-soxr